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New international research project of the UNESCO Chair is about collective singing

With partners from Scandinavia and the Baltic countries the UNESCO Chair is going to study the potential of collective singing in times of social crises.

In 2025 the UNESCO Chair on Applied Studies of Intangible Cultural Heritage starts working on the project called CRIES “CRIses Established Singing: Investigations into the Inherent Potential of Collective Singing in Times of Social Crises in the Scandinavian and Baltic Regions”.

The project is funded from the CHANSE program and lasts three years. Lead partner of the project is Aarhus University in Denmark, other partners include Latvian Academy of Culture and The Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore. 

 

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About the topic

Both in Scandinavia and the Baltics singing traditions provide a locus for the negotiation of social cohesion, cultural identity and cultural heritage. 

Focusing on these two regions, the CRIES project is going to look at the connection between collective singing and social crises, encompassing both the role of singing in fostering communal cohesion during crises and its potential to instigate sentiments of exclusion and escalate social discord.

The global aim is to advance our understanding of practices that possess the potential to enhance social trust and cohesion. 

 

See also the homepage and Facebook page of the UNESCO Chair on Applied Studies of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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